Baofeng Radio Intro & Programming Class

ToolAA · Dec 4, 2020

Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you guys found it useful. I would like to scrub the video but I have to work tomorrow now so I may not get to it until Sunday. Once it’s up I’ll send you all the link.

Doctor_M · Dec 4, 2020

Thanks for giving of your time and knowledge! Excellent class. Very much appreciated!

Stevie Boy · Dec 4, 2020

Great job. Thanks for putting in the time and hard work to do this for us. I got a lot out of it.

Arcamm · Dec 4, 2020

Thanks for the info. Now these devices will be useful. In an emergency of course.

shootin the breeze · Dec 4, 2020

Great class. Sorry to exit without saying thanks then but thank you.

One question: how do you load the plug (or anyone’s) you gave us? Can’t get CHIRP to acres the file. Maybe a Mac thing? Planning to try on Windows too,

HokieKev · Dec 4, 2020

Thanks again. Really enjoyed the class. I've downloaded all the supporting files you posted as well. Really appreciate having the additional information to look through later.

DadOSix · Dec 5, 2020

Excellent on the idea of recording it!

Got out of work late and missed it.

Will look forwrd to seeing the recording!

Squaregrouper · Dec 5, 2020

I'm going to need the recording myself. That way I will be able to pause it and wrap my brain around what I'm doing before moving on to the next step. To say I'm not tech savvy would be an understatement.
Thanks for holding the class.

ironpony · Dec 5, 2020

Alan3413 said:
Couldn't make the class so didn't sign up. Would be interested in reviewing the class materials however.

Any possibility of getting a link to the documents?

Qbeam said:
I think ToolAA is going to put up a link once the recording is fine tuned.

Q

squaregrouper said:
I'm going to need the recording myself. That way I will be able to pause it and wrap my brain around what I'm doing before moving on to the next step. To say I'm not tech savvy would be an understatement.
Thanks for holding the class.

Sums up my thoughts.

Thanks Tool for your work. You are doing a service with the educational get togethers. "Advanced Learning for MDS Dummies" luckily that is only 3% of us.

jc1240 · Dec 5, 2020

ToolAA: The class was nothing short of excellent! Thank you so much.

All: someone asked about "what antenna." This might be useful. He does a comparison of 5 antennas in "crappy" areas (suburban area with lots of houses) with varying distances between radios.

djcerna · Dec 5, 2020

Great job ToolAA.
Thank you for the professional presentation.

fred55 · Dec 5, 2020

Great class ToolAA! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Hope to see you on the air sometime. Cheers, fred55

THier · Dec 5, 2020

For anyone using the BF-R3.

I found a work around in Chirp, select "Radioddity UV-5RX" and everything seems to work.

ToolAA · Dec 5, 2020

shootin the breeze said:
Great class. Sorry to exit without saying thanks then but thank you.

One question: how do you load the plug (or anyone’s) you gave us? Can’t get CHIRP to acres the file. Maybe a Mac thing? Planning to try on Windows too,

I’m at a total loss as to how Macs work. Fidelity uses a mac. I don’t know if he has tried to open the code plug I shared in the clas folder.

Arcamm · Dec 5, 2020

THier said:
For anyone using the BF-R3.

I found a work around in Chirp, select "Radioddity UV-5RX" and everything seems to work.

This is what I used and it worked just fine.

jc1240 · Dec 5, 2020

shootin the breeze said:
Great class. Sorry to exit without saying thanks then but thank you.

One question: how do you load the plug (or anyone’s) you gave us? Can’t get CHIRP to acres the file. Maybe a Mac thing? Planning to try on Windows too,

What is the error? The more recent operating systems prevent unsigned apps from accessing a bunch of directories including Desktop and Downloads. I have onedrive with the file sync, moved everything there and CHIRP was able to see them.

I get OSs wanting to protect folks from the dirt bags, but I work in IT and couldn't find an easy way to exempt CHIRP from the file system block. "Apple knows better than you" crap.

fidelity · Dec 5, 2020

jc1240 said:
... couldn't find an easy way to exempt CHIRP from the file system block. "Apple knows better than you" crap.

Haven't played with Chirp today (so can't address Shootin the Breeze's issue), but if just a launcher question above (it might not be and you are simply talking about Chirp not be able to pull files from some locations, so apologies if I misunderstand), yes, double-clicking Chirp is blocked from opening depending on your security settings. But one can work around with a control click, which gives a dialog with an "open" option.

Mark75H · Dec 5, 2020

fidelity said:
Haven't played with Chirp today (so can't address Shootin the Breeze's issue), but if just a launcher question above (it might not be and you are simply talking about Chirp not be able to pull files from some locations, so apologies if I misunderstand), yes, double-clicking Chirp is blocked from opening depending on your security settings. But one can work around with a control click, which gives a dialog with an "open" option.

That has been working for me since the inception of the application restriction in the OS.

fidelity · Dec 5, 2020

Mark75H said:
But then buy a Wouxon 805 instead. The Wouxie is just a better radio. In comparison, the Midlands are a hobbed horse.

ETA: if you apply to the FCC for your GMRS license this weekend, you will probably be granted before Tuesday afternoon.

For my Friday afternoon application, they were pretty quick. Got the license this morn.

Moreover, mine incorporates RKB in the call sign. So cool.

Thanks for your tips on which radios to check out!

jc1240 · Dec 5, 2020

fidelity said:
Haven't played with Chirp today (so can't address Shootin the Breeze's issue), but if just a launcher question above (it might not be and you are simply talking about Chirp not be able to pull files from some locations, so apologies if I misunderstand), yes, double-clicking Chirp is blocked from opening depending on your security settings. But one can work around with a control click, which gives a dialog with an "open" option.

Yes, I was talking about chirp having access to open the files. Now I see your problem.

Since it's not "signed" (a cert is added by a developer who paid Apple for the the certificate), the first time you open it, you have to right-click (or control-click) and select open. You'll get a warning it wasn't signed and click "open" on the warning. After that first time, you can just double-click like normal.

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